Itineraries, practical tips and neighbourhood guides to plan your stay in Porto.
Porto can be done in a wheelchair, but with hills and cobbled streets, especially in the Ribeira. The metro...
Checked on 26 October 2026: **ETIAS is not in force yet** and the European Union has announced no start dat...
In Porto, the cod dish to try first is bacalhau à Gomes de Sá: flaked cod baked with potatoes, onions, hard...
The Feira do Livro do Porto, Porto's book fair, is held in the Crystal Palace Gardens with free entry. The ...
To visit Porto itself, do not rent a car: the centre is hilly, the Ribeira streets are narrow, there are tr...
For the coming months in Porto, the safe dates are the marathon on 8 November 2026, New Year on the Aliados...
In Porto the metro is paid with the rechargeable Andante Azul card (0.60 €, valid for one year), on which y...
Matosinhos, about twenty minutes from Porto by metro, is the fish district: a fishing port next to the Leix...
For a massage in Porto, hotel spas are the most-cited addresses: the Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa at The Yeatm...
Porto has two main stations, and the right one depends on your train. Campanhã is the big one: it handles e...
Uber and Bolt both work in Porto. According to a transfer guide consulted in October 2026 (prices are not p...
The Feira da Vandoma, Porto's flea market, takes place on Saturdays from 8:00 to 13:00; it is closed Sunday...
Porto takes its name from Portus Cale, the Roman port that became over the centuries Portugal's second city...
For Portuguese brands and products, go to Rua das Flores (boutiques, soaps, tinned fish, design); for inter...
The simplest way to meet people in Porto is to book a small-group activity: a guided walk with a drink and ...
In Porto, learn five words: "olá" (hello), "obrigado / obrigada" (thank you, said by a man / a woman), "por...
In Portugal, sockets are type C/F, with a voltage of 230 V and a frequency of 50 Hz. If you come from anoth...
Portugal is a narrow country read from north to south: the North around Porto (Braga, Guimarães, Viana do C...
A free tour in Porto is a "free" walking tour: you book without paying and tip the guide at the end whateve...
Flights to Porto, Portugal, are cheapest on Ryanair and easyJet from Europe and, from North America, on non...
The best day trips from Porto are Braga and Guimarães (about an hour by train each), Aveiro (35 to 40 minut...
From Salamanca there are three ways to take a Douro cruise: the Arribes del Duero on the Spanish side (cata...
The Douro Valley train from Porto São Bento takes about 1 h 55 to Régua, 2 h 20 to Pinhão and 3 h 20 to Poc...
There are two kinds of Douro river cruise: the week-long hotel-boat cruise from Porto to the Spanish border...
